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World scriptures : an introduction to comparative religions

by: Kramer, Kenneth, 1941-

Publication date: 1986

Topics: Sacred books -- History and criticism, Sacred books, Livres sacrés, Religions, Livres sacrés -- Histoire et critique

Publisher: New York : Paulist Press

Collection: inlibrary; printdisabled; marygrovecollege; internetarchivebooks; americana

Contributor: Internet Archive

Language: English

v, 298 pages : 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-298)

Introduction: Writing your own scripture? -- Ch. 1. Sacred traditions and texts -- Ch. 2. The Hindu true self (The Vedas and Upanishads) -- Ch. 3. The divine Lord Krishna (The Bhagavad Gita) -- Ch. 4. The traceless Buddha (The Dhammapada) -- Ch. 5. The Confucian way (The analects of Confucius) -- Ch. 6. The Taoist way (The Tao Te Ching and Chaung Tzu) -- Ch. 7. Zen's original face (The Diamond and The Platform Sutra) -- Ch. 8. The covenant of Israel (The Torah) -- Ch. 9. The Jesus story (The Gospels and Paul's letters) -- Ch. 10 The Muslim witness (The Holy Qur'an) -- Conclusion: Encounter of sacred scriptures